Owen Wilson returns as the voices Lightning McQueen and is joined by comedians Larry the Cable Guy and Eddie Izzard as well as British actors Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Caine, both Academy Award winners.

“Obviously Vanessa Redgrave is incredibly proud to be playing opposite me,” Hobbs said Tuesday.

“It’s just amazing, the process. It’s very complex. . . . They may just be cartoons, but they must cost some money. Unfortunately the fee I’m getting doesn’t reflect that. But if was fun to get out there and see how it’s all done.”

Disney/Pixar offers this description of Hobbscap, a character that sounds awfully similar to the real-life British-born Speed channel Formula One analyst behind it:

As a handsome forest green 1963 Jaguar Coombs Lightweight E-Type, David Hobbscap, originally from Royal Leamington Spa, England, is a worldwide racing luminary. His 30-year career in professional racing spans the globe and all types of motorsports. Now David shares that priceless knowledge as an announcer, where he’s also well known for providing comic relief during race broadcasts. A former champion with 20 starts at 24 Hours of Le Mans, his storytelling comes from personal experience. Anything but your ordinary television sportscaster, David can’t wait to enlighten and entertain the World Grand Prix audiences.

I may have to borrow some younger kids for a couple hours in late June or early July.